Our first activity for the morning was a panga ride in and around the mangroves of Elizabeth Bay, Isla Isabela. This was an exciting trip as we saw many turtles; two types of rays: spotted eagle ray and the golden cowray; blue footed boobies; frigates and penguins. Our cherry on the cake was a large pod of common dolphins hunting in the bay together with large amounts of pelicans and penguins.
On the way to Punta Moreno we were on the lookout for whales and hammerhead sharks but unfortunately didn’t spot any.
In Punta Moreno we had a snorkel to try and find the Giant Pacific Seahorse. Some members of the group did see one. Even though I spent my head in sea weed so the speak, my looking did not come up with any! We did see the normal array of colourful fish and also black spiky urchins.
After the snorkel we did a dry landing at a lava field. It was luckily overcast, so we didn’t cook from the radiated heated. We went around the brackish lakes that have formed in the area. One of them is host to a few flamingos. It was great to see their colours with the black, lifeless backdrop. There were also moorhens in these small lakes. The lava is pretty abrasive and difficult to walk on. It is imperative that all stick to the trail as many lava tunnels may not be thick enough to hold up our weight.
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